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Housing And Community Development

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
AB-944	State (New Jersey)	Requires Director of Division of Taxation to include sales of properties in age-restricted developments by third parties in table of equalized valuations. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Housing And Community Development
AB-877	State (New Jersey)	Prohibits charging prospective tenants of affordable units credit and criminal background check fees unless unit will be available within 30 days. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development
SB-357	State (New Jersey)	Requires certain common interest community associations to publish certain information; requires that homeowners' association contracts for management and maintenance include 24-hour emergency services. Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development
SB-481	State (New Jersey)	Revises definition of "landlord" to include rooming and boarding house owners and operators with regard to ordinances holding landlords to certain standards of responsibility. Republican: 16% (1) Democrat: 83% (5) 16% Republican support 83% Democrat support	2nd Reading In The Senate Passed Senate Housing And Community Development
SB-299	State (New Jersey)	Provides for fair notice and opportunity to contest, or obtain waiver of a repayment of, overpayment of homestead rebate or credit and homestead property tax reimbursement. Democrat: 66% (2) Republican: 33% (1) 66% Democrat support 33% Republican support	Housing And Community Development
HB-1260	Federal	GRAND Act Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act This bill establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a program to provide assistance for each fiscal year to up to five eligible nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of specialized housing and social services for qualified elderly relatives, age 60 or older, who are raising a child of whom they are not a parent either by blood or marriage. Nothing in this bill shall preclude a recipient of such assistance from applying for or receiving financial assistance under any other HUD program. The assistance must be in the form of: financing for the construction, reconstruction, moderate or substantial rehabilitation, or acquisition of a structure or a portion of a structure to be used as specialized housing; tenant-based rental (voucher) assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for entities meeting certain criteria for use only by qualified relatives who are raising a child and are eligible for such assistance for rental of a dwelling unit that qualifies as specialized housing; elderly housing project rental assistance under the Housing Act of 1959 for entities meeting certain criteria in connection with dwelling units that qualify as specialized housing and are made available for occupancy only by qualified relatives who are raising a child and are eligible for occupancy in such housing; and help with ongoing operational expenses of any specialized housing, including costs of supportive services required for such housing. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Adoption And Foster Care Building Construction Child Care And Development Family Relationships Housing And Community Development Funding Housing For The Elderly And Disabled Low- And Moderate-income Housing Residential Rehabilitation And Home Repair Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations
SB-204	State (New Jersey)	Authorizes installation of automatic standby generators in certain residences without zoning or planning board approval. Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development
AB-4773	State (New Jersey)	Requires COAH to credit municipalities with units against fair share affordable housing obligation for certain types of housing; provides certain types of affordable housing units will be credited as two units. Republican: 100% (5) 100% Republican support	Housing And Community Development
AB-4774	State (New Jersey)	Requires additional credit against fair share obligation for abandoned property converted to affordable housing. Republican: 100% (5) 100% Republican support	Housing And Community Development
ACR-236	State (New Jersey)	Proposes constitutional amendment to prohibit judiciary from requiring municipalities to accept specific land uses, including affordable housing, unless directed by statute. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Housing And Community Development
HB-1146	Federal	Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Community Planning and Development to carry out a program to make grants to organizations to provide legal services and other related supportive services on behalf of low-income families (including individuals and victims of domestic violence) who reside in a rental dwelling unit and have an income that does not exceed 80% of the median income for the area in which the family resides. The following organizations may receive such grants: nonprofit organizations that provide legal services to persons or families of limited income, including organizations that receive funding from the Legal Services Corporation; legal clinics sponsored by law schools or other organizations; and such other entities as HUD considers appropriate. These grants may be used only to provide legal services and other related supportive services in connection with: (1) an eviction of such a family, (2) the prevention of such eviction, (3) a dispute between the landlord and a tenant who is a family member, or (4) enforcing the family's legal rights regarding tenancy or fair housing. Funds for such program shall be derived from revenues resulting from amendments by this bill to the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the limitation on the mortgage interest deduction for the acquisition indebtedness of certain taxpayers. Democrat: 100% (19) 100% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Crime Victims Domestic Violence And Child Abuse Housing And Community Development Funding Housing Finance And Home Ownership Housing Supply And Affordability Income Tax Deductions Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates Lawyers And Legal Services Low- And Moderate-income Housing
HB-1153	Federal	Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to specify that neither escrow charges for insurance nor affiliated title charges shall be considered "points and fees" for purposes of determining whether a mortgage is a "high-cost mortgage." (A high-cost mortgage designation restricts the terms of the loan and requires a lender to make certain disclosures to the borrower.) Republican: 72% (13) Democrat: 27% (5) 72% Republican support 27% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Housing Finance And Home Ownership User Charges And Fees
HB-915	Federal	Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017 This bill restores and revives the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to it, as if the Act had not expired after 2014. Democrat: 100% (19) 100% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Housing Finance And Home Ownership Low- And Moderate-income Housing
S.325	Federal	Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017 This bill restores and revives the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to it, as if the Act had not expired after 2014. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Housing Finance And Home Ownership Low- And Moderate-income Housing
HB-898	Federal	Credit Score Competition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to allow the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), when determining whether to purchase a residential mortgage, to consider a borrower's credit score only if certain procedural requirements are met with respect to the validation and approval of credit-scoring models. The Federal Housing Finance Agency may, by regulation, establish standards and criteria for processes used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to validate and approve credit-scoring models in accordance with the bill. Republican: 46% (7) Democrat: 53% (8) 46% Republican support 53% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Consumer Credit Federal Housing Finance Agency Government Corporations And Government-sponsored Enterprises Housing Finance And Home Ownership
S.310	Federal	A bill to clarify that nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity may accept donated mortgage appraisals, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to deem mortgage appraisal services donated by a fee appraiser to an organization that is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions to be customary and reasonable. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Charitable Contributions Housing Finance And Home Ownership Real Estate Business Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations
HB-851	Federal	Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Housing Act to modify the discount given by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on single-family mortgage-insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete a financial-management counseling program. Under current law, the maximum premium amount for such homebuyers is 2.75% of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage (compared to 3% for other homebuyers). The bill instead requires that the maximum premium amount for such homebuyers be 25 basis points (0.25% of the original insured principal obligation of mortgage) lower than the amount otherwise established by the FHA. Democrat: 96% (24) Republican: 4% (1) 96% Democrat support 4% Republican support	Housing And Community Development Financial Literacy Housing Finance And Home Ownership Life, Casualty, Property Insurance
HB-614	Federal	Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require that each housing assistance payments contract entered into under the Section 8 rental assistance voucher program by a public housing agency (PHA) and the owner of a dwelling unit provide that such owner pay, on a timely basis, all covered taxes validly assessed against the property in which the unit is located. A "covered tax" is any tax under state or local law assessed upon real property or the revenue of which is dedicated for use only for schools or for costs of education. The bill allows a contract to provide that, upon notification and identification of a tax delinquency by a taxing authority, the PHA shall abate all of the rental assistance amounts for the property, transferring them monthly to the taxing authority, until the delinquency is eliminated. The bill does not authorize or establish any cause or grounds for the termination of the tenancy of any tenant from any dwelling unit assisted under the rental assistance voucher program. The Department of Housing and Urban Development must maintain a database of information regarding owners of dwelling units: (1) assisted under the program whose housing assistance payments contracts have been terminated for noncompliance with the requirements of this bill, and (2) with respect to whom assistance amounts have been abated and transferred to a taxing authority. Republican: 100% (4) 100% Republican support	Housing And Community Development Elementary And Secondary Education Government Information And Archives Housing And Community Development Funding Low- And Moderate-income Housing Property Tax State And Local Taxation Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers
S.160	Federal	HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2017 This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to remove certain HUD employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay for misconduct or performance. HUD employees may challenge a removal or reduction in grade or pay by filing an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board. This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require an entity receiving section 8 housing assistance payments under a payment contract to: (1) maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for dwelling units covered under such payment contract; and (2) comply with any standards under applicable state or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condition of the dwelling units. HUD must, under certain conditions, take enforcement actions for violations of dwelling-unit physical condition standards. HUD may provide tenant-based assistance for dwelling units covered under a section 8 payment contract if: (1) the dwelling units' owner has received a Notice of Default; or (2) the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to tenants. A Notice of Default cites deficiencies in the physical condition of a section 8 dwelling unit and provides a specified period of time for correction of such deficiencies. HUD must issue a publicly available report on its website regarding Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspections of all properties assisted, insured, or both, under a HUD program. The Government Accountability Office must issue a report on its website regarding such REAC inspection areas that should be reformed and improved. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Housing And Community Development Administrative Remedies Congressional Oversight Department Of Housing And Urban Development Employee Performance Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations Housing And Community Development Funding Housing Industry And Standards
HB-515	Federal	Energy Efficient Manufactured Home Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to provide grants and loans to assist low-income owners of manufactured homes constructed before December 31, 1994, in decommissioning their dated homes and replacing them with Energy Star-qualified manufactured or modular homes. Grants or loans may be made only to a low-income owner of a dated manufactured home who has used that home as a primary residence on a year-round basis for at least the preceding 24 months. Each household may only receive one grant or loan under the program. The bill sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) ownership of the land on which the new manufactured or modular home is to be sited, and (2) the decommissioning of a dated home. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Energy Efficiency And Conservation Government Lending And Loan Guarantees Housing And Community Development Funding Low- And Moderate-income Housing

Title: Requires Director of Division of Taxation to include sales of properties in age-restricted developments by third parties in table of equalized valuations.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: AB-944

Subjects: Housing And Community Development

Republican: 100% (2)

Title: Prohibits charging prospective tenants of affordable units credit and criminal background check fees unless unit will be available within 30 days.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: AB-877

Subjects: Housing And Community Development

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Requires certain common interest community associations to publish certain information; requires that homeowners' association contracts for management and maintenance include 24-hour emergency services.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: SB-357

Subjects: Housing And Community Development

Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2)

Title: Revises definition of "landlord" to include rooming and boarding house owners and operators with regard to ordinances holding landlords to certain standards of responsibility.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: SB-481

Subjects: 2nd Reading In The Senate, Passed Senate, Housing And Community Development

Republican: 16% (1) Democrat: 83% (5)

Title: Provides for fair notice and opportunity to contest, or obtain waiver of a repayment of, overpayment of homestead rebate or credit and homestead property tax reimbursement.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: SB-299

Subjects: Housing And Community Development

Democrat: 66% (2) Republican: 33% (1)

Title: GRAND Act Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1260

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Adoption And Foster Care, Building Construction, Child Care And Development, Family Relationships, Housing And Community Development Funding, Housing For The Elderly And Disabled, Low- And Moderate-income Housing, Residential Rehabilitation And Home Repair, Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Authorizes installation of automatic standby generators in certain residences without zoning or planning board approval.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: SB-204

Subjects: Housing And Community Development

Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1)

Title: Requires COAH to credit municipalities with units against fair share affordable housing obligation for certain types of housing; provides certain types of affordable housing units will be credited as two units.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: AB-4773

Subjects: Housing And Community Development

Republican: 100% (5)

Title: Requires additional credit against fair share obligation for abandoned property converted to affordable housing.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: AB-4774

Subjects: Housing And Community Development

Republican: 100% (5)

Title: Proposes constitutional amendment to prohibit judiciary from requiring municipalities to accept specific land uses, including affordable housing, unless directed by statute.

Session: New Jersey 2016-2017 Regular Session

Number: ACR-236

Subjects: Housing And Community Development

Republican: 100% (2)

Title: Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1146

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence And Child Abuse, Housing And Community Development Funding, Housing Finance And Home Ownership, Housing Supply And Affordability, Income Tax Deductions, Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates, Lawyers And Legal Services, Low- And Moderate-income Housing

Democrat: 100% (19)

Title: Mortgage Choice Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1153

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Housing Finance And Home Ownership, User Charges And Fees

Republican: 72% (13) Democrat: 27% (5)

Title: Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-915

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Housing Finance And Home Ownership, Low- And Moderate-income Housing

Democrat: 100% (19)

Title: Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.325

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Housing Finance And Home Ownership, Low- And Moderate-income Housing

Democrat: 100% (7)

Title: Credit Score Competition Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-898

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Consumer Credit, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Government Corporations And Government-sponsored Enterprises, Housing Finance And Home Ownership

Republican: 46% (7) Democrat: 53% (8)

Title: A bill to clarify that nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity may accept donated mortgage appraisals, and for other purposes.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.310

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Charitable Contributions, Housing Finance And Home Ownership, Real Estate Business, Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-851

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Financial Literacy, Housing Finance And Home Ownership, Life, Casualty, Property Insurance

Democrat: 96% (24) Republican: 4% (1)

Title: Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-614

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Elementary And Secondary Education, Government Information And Archives, Housing And Community Development Funding, Low- And Moderate-income Housing, Property Tax, State And Local Taxation, Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers

Republican: 100% (4)

Title: HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.160

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Administrative Remedies, Congressional Oversight, Department Of Housing And Urban Development, Employee Performance, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations, Housing And Community Development Funding, Housing Industry And Standards

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Energy Efficient Manufactured Home Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-515

Subjects: Housing And Community Development, Energy Efficiency And Conservation, Government Lending And Loan Guarantees, Housing And Community Development Funding, Low- And Moderate-income Housing

Democrat: 100% (1)

Housing And Community Development

AB-944

State (New Jersey)

AB-877

State (New Jersey)

SB-357

State (New Jersey)

SB-481

State (New Jersey)

SB-299

State (New Jersey)

HB-1260

Federal

SB-204

State (New Jersey)

AB-4773

State (New Jersey)

AB-4774

State (New Jersey)

ACR-236

State (New Jersey)

HB-1146

Federal

HB-1153

Federal

HB-915

Federal

S.325

Federal

HB-898

Federal

S.310

Federal

HB-851

Federal

HB-614

Federal

S.160

Federal

HB-515

Federal